Bridlington and Flamborough RNLI crews dramatic rescue of a kayaker at sea will feature in a 12-part BBC documentary.

‘Saving Lives at Sea,’ will showcase the lifesaving work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, (RNLI), and will run for 12 weeks on BBC Two from Wednesday 16 August at 8pm.

The documentary will look at real rescues carried out by the charity’s lifeboat crews and lifeguards around the UK and Ireland.

The series will give a unique insight into the lives of the RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew members and lifeguards.

RNLI crews from across the nation will be featured in the documentary (Image: RNLI)

Across the nation, these crew rescue thousands of people and save hundreds of lives every year.

‘Saving Lives at Sea’ will follow the success of the four-part first series which was broadcast last year. This series will feature more real-life rescue footage, accompanied by testimonials from the crew, lifeguards and the people they rescue.

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The series have been filmed over the past year. Last year alone, RNLI lifeboat crews around the UK and Ireland rescued 8,643 people, saving 431 lives, while the charity’s lifeguards saved 127 lives on some of the UK’s busiest beaches.

The second episode will focus on the RNLI crews at Bridlington and Flamborough when a kayaker goes missing from the coast for an hour. Only the crew’s expert knowledge can help track him down.

The second episode will feature RNLI Bridlington trying to find a missing kayaker (Image: RNLI)